Archive for June, 2007

This quote by Jim Cramer sums up an important principle: “You can’t become a great investor by watching from the sidelines or giving up after a few losses; you have to be willing to get in the game and stay in it.”
Why do people start one thing only to move on to another? One [...]

The West Coast housing market is hot right now, except California and Nevada. This is according to the numbers for the first quarter from the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight’s (OFHEO) Home Price Index. For real estate investors, there are bargains to be had in these states. Utah was in the lead and St. [...]

I know a bit about stock market coaching. First, I know that unless people have some sort of wake-up call in their life, they usually won’t change. They’ll keep up the same behaviors and never quite get to learning the behaviors and techniques that could really improve their lives.
Make sure you have the time to [...]

Why is square footage such a hotly debated subject in real estate investing?
When it comes to selling a home, many buyers want as much square footage as they can get for their money. They often find a place with more square footage more attractive.
Another aspect is the price. When you add more space the cost [...]

Penny stocks often have an allure to them - especially for beginners. They are low cost (usually under $5 a share) and seem to elicit those who want to take chances to make it big. It can be like gambling.
Why are penny stocks so risky? Anytime there is a promise of easy money, the [...]

A very popular way to invest in real estate is by flipping property. And I have one caveat: educate yourself well before you attempt to get into a real estate investment like flipping. You need the proper knowledge and guidance or you can lose more than your shirt.
Many times people who have never invested in [...]

Online trading has become the norm for stock market investing. Most brokers offer online stock trading services and platforms.From Wikipedia on online stock trading: “In the past, investors had to call up their brokers and place an order on the phone. The broker would then enter the order in their system which was linked to [...]

Now could be a good time for you to get into real estate investing. Why? The economy is still growing and interest rates are inching up. An important index for the commercial real estate market is up, indicating that prices and rates are also going to rise.
When commercial real estate prices rise it is an [...]

There are two types of equity to consider with stock market investing.
1- Preferred shares - according to Wikipedia - “A preferred stock, also known as a preferred share or simply a preferred, is a share of stock carrying additional rights above and beyond those conferred by common stock.”
2- Common stock is an equity security that [...]

Which would you rather do: learn from your own mistakes, or learn from the mistakes of others? If it were me, I’d rather not go through the mistakes of being new. I’d much rather learn from someone else’s mistakes. Especially in real estate investing.
Here are the top two mistakes new real estate investors make:

Paying too [...]